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"Terry Casey" wrote in message
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In message on Mon, 14 Mar 2011
17:46:36 +0000 (UTC)
Jules Richardson wrote:


What about ipa to clean, followed by a little mineral oil down the pot/
switch stem to work as a contact lubricant? Or is that asking for
trouble, too?


Don't know what it is these days but RS switchcleaner used to be carbon tet
with a bit of oil added and worked on most things, provided they weren't too
bad. Electrolube was better and worked on virtually everything!

However, it is surprising just how good a job oil on its own can do. I don't
know what they put in 3-in-1 but it is surprisingly effective.

Try Colmans mustard. It is (or was) made by the same company as 3in1 and WD40
so it *might* work

I was once told I could use mustard (instead of Radweld) to seal car
radiator leaks (big mistake - it didn't work, and it didn't half
stink!), but even I wouldn't try it for fixing noisy pots.
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Ian